K2 blackpearl Product Documentation: Installation and Configuration Guide
Installation Account

The Installation Account is the account which the person installing and configuring K2 logs on to the servers with. This account must be a domain account.

The below permissions are required during installation and configuration of K2 blackpearl. After the installation is complete, you can revoke these permissions. However, you may need to add these permissions back when reconfiguring your environment.

It is recommended to install all K2 components using the K2 Service Account. Log on to the server as the K2 Service Account before installing.

It is strongly recommended that the Installation Account be in the same domain as the service accounts, and if possible, your user accounts. This will configure this domain as the default K2 User Manager label. To add additional domains, please see the Adding Multiple Active Directory Domains topic.

The Installation Account will need the following permissions during installation and configuration:

All Servers with K2 Components
Permission Used For
Local Administrator

In order to successfully install and configure K2 blackpearl components, the Installation User account must be a local administrator on all the servers that will have K2 components installed.

SQL Server
Permission Used For
dbcreator on the SQL Server

For the K2 components to be installed properly, the Setup User account needs dbcreator on the SQL server.

securityadmin on the SQL Server

For the K2 components to be installed properly, the Setup User account needs securityadmin on the SQL server.

While infrastructure changes are required by K2, each environment is different and has its peculiarities which must be taken into account. Modifying the infrastructure could have unforeseen results if the changes are not appropriately understood or managed. Given the broad spectrum of underlying infrastructure utilized, it is recommended that a panel or committee with appropriate skill in each area concerned be assembled to outline the underlying infrastructure changes and gauge the impact of the required changes.

 

 


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